Album of Klickitat (River) Trail Field Trip

Selected photos (by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer) from our 17 October 2011 spider collecting visit to the Klickitat Trail (along the Klickitat River) near Pitt, southwestern Klickitat County, Washington. Intended as a brief side trip to supplement an old 14-species sample, the site proved to be our most successful of the expedition, bringing the total species for the 5712 area up to 30 and adding a new spider family (Leptonetidae) to the state's fauna – but also having some unpleasant consequences for this writer's skin!
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2006 aerial photo, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Trailhead at north end of bridge  (Klickitat County, 2006) Very pleasant trail with diverse habitats        © Rod Crawford
fall color, vine maple Acer circinatum, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington riparian field, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Some of the fall color was harmless vine maple   © Rod Crawford Riparian field, another very nice habitat              © Rod Crawford
poison oak & poison ivy, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington poison oak & poison ivy contribute to leaf litter, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Pretty red leaves - mental connection with poison oak
came too late!      © Rod Crawford
Poison oak & ivy contributed danger to the litter too           © Rod Crawford
skin rash after contact with poison oak at Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington giant mountain ash tree Sorbus at Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Delayed result of incautious contact with wrong plant © Rod Crawford Giant mountain ash tree                   © Rod Crawford
oak leaf litter, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington grass in riparian field, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Oak litter was very productive        © Rod Crawford Sweeping grass added 4 species         © Rod Crawford
leptonetid spider Leptoneta wapiti from oak litter, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington Klickitat River seen through trees along Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Leptoneta wapiti: dumb name but best catch of trip  © Rod Crawford Klickitat River seen through trees                   © Rod Crawford
large oak tree Quercus garryana, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington acorn, oak litter & pine cone, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Mighty oaks…          © Rod Crawford …from little acorns grow (note pine cone too!)      © Laurel Ramseyer
ponderosa pine tree, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington Laurel Ramseyer collecting spiders, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Tall pine rises from behind oak           © Rod Crawford Laurel collects from oak foliage                  © Rod Crawford
foliage of Garry oak Quercus garryana, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington Phanias watonus jumping spider from oak foliage, Klickitat (River) Trail near Pitt, Klickitat County, Washington
Oak foliage              © Laurel Ramseyer Male Phanias watonus from oak foliage          © Rod Crawford


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